Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Korea
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in Korea, a difference of 7.67 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 3 groups.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.47 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.33 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 24.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.51 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 22.61 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.08 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.47 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 16.19 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.91 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 7.67 Percentage of full-time employment, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Korea ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.